Grey Souls by Philippe Claudel

Grey Souls

Philippe Claudel with Hoyt Rogers

183 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical mystery emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
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This is ostensibly a detective story, about a crime that is committed in 1917, and solved 20 years later. The location is a small town in Northern France, near V., in the dead of the freezing winter. The war is still being fought in the trenches, ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 265 reviews

Moods

dark 76%
sad 70%
mysterious 64%
reflective 58%
emotional 41%
tense 11%
challenging 5%

Pace

slow 47%
medium 47%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | No: 18% | N/A: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | No: 36% | Yes: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 63% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 9% | N/A: 9%

Average rating

3.56

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